USS Yazoo (AN-92)
| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Yazoo |
| Namesake: | A river formed by the joining of the Tallahatchie River and the Yalobusha River in Leflore County in northwestern Mississippi |
| Builder: | Zenith Dredge Company, Duluth, Minnesota |
| Laid down: | 6 July 1944 |
| Launched: | 18 October 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. S. H. Griffin, the wife of Colonel S. H. Griffin, USA |
| Commissioned: | 31 May 1945 as USS Yazoo (AN-92) |
| Decommissioned: | 28 August 1962 |
| Struck: | 1 July 1963 |
| Homeport: | Norfolk, Virginia; Key West, Florida; Charleston, South Carolina |
| Honours and awards: |
battle efficiency competition award for the fiscal year 1960 |
| Fate: | scrapped in 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cohoes-class net laying ship |
| Displacement: | 775 tons |
| Length: | 168' 6" |
| Beam: | 33' 10" |
| Draft: | 10' 9" |
| Propulsion: | Diesel direct drive, 2,500hp, single propeller |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Complement: | 46 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | one single 3"/50 gun mount |
USS Yazoo (YN-121/AN-92) was a Cohoes-class net laying ship which was assigned to protect United States Navy ships and harbors during World War II with her anti-submarine nets. Her World War II career was cut short due to the war coming to an end, but, post-war, she was reactivated and served the Navy in a variety of ways until she was decommissioned in 1962.
Read more about USS Yazoo (AN-92): Constructed in Minnesota, World War II Related Service, Post-war Service, Operation Martex, Operation Hardex, Operation Canminus, Exercise Clear Sweep IV, Operation Clear Sweep V, Underwater Detonation Exercises, Post-service Inactivation